Jeremy Corbyn has chosen his shadow cabinet: Here’s how the UK is reacting right now September 14, 2015 It's fair to say Jeremy Corbyn's election as the new Labour leader has prompted a variety of responses – but the criticism is rolling in already, as everyone from business people to fellow politicians, think tanks and the wider electorate piled in on his first decisions as leader this morning. His selection of shadow [...]
Venezuela’s “dear comrade” Jeremy Corbyn puts Labour’s moral authority at risk – The City View September 13, 2015 It's Saturday afternoon in a central London pub, and a newly victorious Jeremy Corbyn can be found leading supporters in a rousing rendition of The Red Flag. At the same time, just under 5,000 miles away, Venezuela’s opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez is beginning a 13 year prison sentence after a court of questionable legitimacy [...]
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson may be having the worst festival hangover of his life as he returns from Glastonbury early to address the party’s leadership crisis June 26, 2016 Deputy Labour leader and regular on the festival circuit Tom Watson picked the wrong weekend to let loose. As Labour's top ministers revolt against party leader Jeremy Corbyn following a vote of no confidence, Watson is en-route back to London after partying until 4am at Glastonbury festival. It was a boozy Saturday for the politician. Watson live-blogged his day at [...]
Jeremy Corbyn to consider women-only train carriages: Here’s how Twitter reacted… August 28, 2015 Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn has said he would consider women-only carriages on trains in order to counter a rise in assaults on public transport. Yvette Cooper, his rival, hit back that the idea would be "turning the clock back, not tackling the problem". Meanwhile, Conservative women's minister Nicky Morgan said she was "uncomfortable" with [...]
Everything you need to know about Jeremy Corbyn’s win including the shadow cabinet appointments, resignations, policies and response September 14, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn's first day as Labour leader has thrown the party into disarray amid a slew of resignations from some of the party's foremost MPs and confusion over exactly what his policies will be. Corbyn's acceptance speech, described by some as rambling, included thanks to unions such as RMT and the RBU, saying Labour [...]
Jeremy Corbyn and the leadership result: Labour’s Thatcher moment won’t win over the country September 10, 2015 Say what you like about Jeremy Corbyn, but at least you know where he stands. His principled, straight-talking platform has the potential to transform the Labour Party. In fact, Corbyn could change Labour as radically and fundamentally as Margaret Thatcher changed the Conservatives. Indeed, while he would not thank me for saying this, [...]
The public are less satisfied with Jeremy Corbyn than any other Labour leader at the time of taking the reins, according to poll September 24, 2015 We’ve heard a lot about Labour’s new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, in the last few months, but we now know how British people as a whole view him, thanks to a poll published today. According to an Ipsos Mori report, Corbyn is the first Labour leader to be awarded a negative net satisfaction rating in their [...]
Jeremy Corbyn fun facts: Five things you didn’t know about the new labour leader September 17, 2015 We're learning a lot about Labour's new leader this week, from his views on homoeopathy to his PMQs debating style, but here are a few things you probably haven't heard… 1. HE LOVES CAMBRIDGE “I travel to Cambridge quite a lot, one of my secret joys is to get a train up and ride around for [...]
How Jeremy Corbyn’s People’s QE could win Labour the next general election September 9, 2015 According to SkyBet, Jeremy Corbyn is the 1/7 favourite to become the next Labour leader this weekend, with Yvette Cooper trailing in second place at 8/1. Bet365 puts the odds at 1/7 and 15/2 respectively. So if Corbyn is going to lose the leadership race, both the bookies and the political pundits will have [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s policies: Labour leader’s statist worldview should be designated public enemy number one September 16, 2015 The gap between the rhetoric and reality of Jeremy Corbyn as a “man of the people” couldn’t be wider. His entire worldview is the antithesis of what is required for long-term prosperity and a rising standard of living. In my, admittedly subjective, opinion, Corbyn’s collectivist, statist, interventionist worldview should be designated public enemy [...]